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Hardwick FarmHardiwck, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9BT
Telephone: 01873 853513
Fax: 01873 854238
Wales Tourist Board 3 Stars
AA 3 Stars
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Hardwick farm is a family-run dairy farm with 80 milking cows and home grown cereals. Set in the beautiful and tranquil Usk valley and with panoramic views of the Black mountains, we are 300 yards off the main road and just one mile from the market town of Abergavenny. You can't miss us - just head for the foot of the Blorenge mountain!
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Our bed and breakfast accommodation comprises two large en suite, centrally heated rooms which include television, hair dryer, a hot drinks tray - and fabulous views. Our rates are reduced for children - we can provide a cot and highchair - pets welcome by arrangement and, for the convenience of our guests, we operate a non smoking policy within the house. With advance notice, we offer fishing in the Usk, renowned for its trout and salmon.
From the house, there is a peaceful riverside walk to help you unwind after your journey with bicycle hire nearby.
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Around and about Abergavenny
Not for nothing is Abergavenny known as the gateway to Wales. From the tumbledown walls of the town's Norman castle, you can look out over the Blorenge, Sugar Loaf and Skirrid, the peaks that stand sentinel to the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons beyond.
Here is paradise for lovers of the outdoors. Whether it's walking, cycling, horse riding, hang gliding, boating or fishing you're after, you've come to the right place.
And after all that activity, you'll need to refuel: Abergavenny and the surrounding countryside are home to a myriad of pubs and restaurants where you can be sure of a warm welcome and a fine meal. These include Wales' oldest pub, the Skirrid Mountain Inn and The Walnut Tree Inn, where TV chef franco Taruschio combines local produce and techniques and recipes learnt in his native Italy.
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The choice is yours
With so much outdoor activity on offer, it would seem that the sky's the limit - except that it's not! Almost on the doorstep of Hardwick Farm is the Blorenge, sought out by hang gliders and paragliders from all over the country.
If you'd rather stick to terra firma, the Brecon Beacons National Park offers superb opportunities for hiking - not to mention pony trekking and mountain biking - of which the celebrated Off's Dyke path, passing high above the ruins of Llanthony Priory, is just one example.
At Llangorse Lake, the largest natural lake in South Wales, you'll find fishing boats, windsurfers, canoes, sailing dinghies and mountain bikes - all for hire- as well as a rope climbing centre.
And for the golfers among you, courses here are plentiful and suit all standards
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Outdoor activities including
Hiking/fishing
Mountain biking
Hand gliding/paragliding
Water sports
Pony trekking
And much more
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Living history
Man has left his mark on this corner of South Wales for thousands of years. For lovers of history and archaeology, the celebrated Roman remains and amphitheatre of Caerleon are just a short drive away.
One thousand years after the Romans came another war machine intent on subduing the unruly Welsh tribes: the Normans. See their legacy at the trio of castles of Grosmont, Skenfrith and White castle.
To many, South Wales is best-known for its role in the Industrial Revolution, from which much of Britain's wealth was derived from the iron, coal and steel that poured out of the Valleys.Take a short drive to Blaenavon, home of the Big Pit Mining Museum, Wales' most popular tourist attraction (the town is also rightly celebrated for its male voice choir). Or why not take out a narrow boat on the beautiful Monmouth and Brecon canal, used in the last century to transport coal, iron-ore and limestone to Newport and beyond.
Set your sights a little further and the list goes on: Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley; Cardiff, the Welsh capital, with its historic feel but decidedly modern Cardiff Bay development and Millennium Stadium; the magnificent castles of Raglan, Chepstow and Caerphilly; Tredegar House in Newport,home to the powerful Morgan family for 500 years. Finally, if reading about the past is more your cup of tea, take a trip to Hay-on-Wye, second hand book capital of Britain. Pick up a copy of Alexander Cordell's celebrated novel 'The Rape of the Fair Counry' to read on your return to Hardwick Farm: some scenes take place on the land where our herd now graze!
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Local places of interest
Abergavenny: St Mary's 12th century Church; Castle museum
Sugar Loaf Vineyard
Hang gliding-Paragliding centre
Llanthony Priory
Capel-y-ffin
Hay-on-Wye Book centre
Llangorse Lake rope climbing centre
Brecon Beacons National Park
Black Mountains/ Offa's Dyke Path
Raglan Castle
Pony trekking centre
Famous Walnut Tree restaurant
Golf courses
Caerleon Roman Baths and Ampitheatre
Llandegfedd Reservoir
Monmouthshire Brecon canal
Green Meadow community Farm
Wye Valley/Tintern Abbey
Gwent Grass Ski centre
Blaenavon Big Pit mining museum/iron works
Brecon Mountain railway
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How to get to Hardwick Farm
Directions
From London M4 Junction 24 signposted Monmouth A449 Take second exit signposted Abergavenny A40. From Abergavenny take A4042 signposted Newport and farm is half a mile on the right.
From the north M5 Junction 8 M50 to Monmouth and follow A40 to Abergavenny
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